There is provided an automatic collision management system for a vehicle (10), the vehicle (10) including one or more brakes operable when applied to decelerate the vehicle (10). The automatic collision management system includes a sensor arrangement (100) operable to detect closing velocities of one or more oncoming objects substantially in a direction of travel of the vehicle (10), and a processing arrangement (50a, 50b) for receiving information from the sensor arrangement (100) indicative of the detected closing velocities. The processing arrangement (50a, 50b) is operable when the vehicle (10) is travelling below a threshold speed to automatically selectively apply the one or more brakes to decelerate the vehicle (10) in response to the information received from the sensor arrangement (100) for avoiding or mitigating a crash of the vehicle (10) with the one or more oncoming objects. Optionally, the collision management system includes supplementary restraints to assist reducing damage or injury in an event of a potential crash or crash mitigation.